God's Glory, part 2

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the names of God

section 1

Since God’s glory is expressed in His name psalm 66:2 , and His name is a literal description of His glory exodus 33:18-19 ; His name bears an examination to better understand His glory. For we ourselves participate in His glory by taking refuge in His name proverbs 18:10 . For His name is a literal description of the causation/nature of why He does what He does psalm 54:1  psalm 109:21  psalm 143:11 , Who He is exodus 34:5-6 .

We come to relationally know Him through His name as He acts upon Who He is ii chronicles 6:32-33 . For God is Who He is, and we if we want to have freedom and confidence with Him, we must come to know Him for Who He is exodus 3:13-15 . This intimate relationship does not come naturally john 1:17-18  as in our selfishness we do not readily understand God judges 13:18  romans 3:11 . But God reveals Himself, even introduces Himself by name to us, so that we can have a genuine relationship with Who He is exodus 6:2-7  jeremiah 16:21 . So, we will know His glory more if we know His name.

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psalm 66:2 esv

sing the glory of His name; give to Him glorious praise!

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exodus 33:18-19 esv

Moses said, "Please show me Your glory."

And He said, "I will make all My goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you My name ‘The LORD.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

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proverbs 18:10 esv

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

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psalm 54:1 esv

O God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might.

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psalm 109:21 nas

But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

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psalm 143:11 esv

For Your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!

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exodus 34:5-6 esv

The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness...

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ii chronicles 6:32-33 esv

"Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of Your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house, hear from heaven Your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by Your name.

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exodus 3:13-15 esv

Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?"

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ " God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

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john 1:17-18 esv

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, Who is at the Father’s side, He has made Him known.

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judges 13:18 niv

He replied, "Why do you ask My name? It is beyond understanding."

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romans 3:11 esv

...no one understands; no one seeks for God.

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exodus 6:2-7 esv

God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.

Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I will take you to be My people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

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jeremiah 16:21 niv

"Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them My power and might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD.

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section 2

YHWH- I AM WHO I AM

The personal name of God which in English Bibles is most often translated the LORD, or transliterated as Jehovah. exodus 3:13-15  malachi 3:6  ii timothy 2:13 

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exodus 3:13-15 esv

Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?"

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ " God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

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malachi 3:6 esv

For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

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ii timothy 2:13 nlt

If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Who He is.

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YH- I AM

The succinct form of YHWH, combined with other terms such as Hallelujah {HalleluYH = Praise I AM}, and Elijah {EliYH = God is YH} psalm 68:4  revelation 19:6  i kings 17:1  john 8:58 

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psalm 68:4 esv

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; lift up a song to Him Who rides through the deserts; His name is the LORD; exult before Him!

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revelation 19:6 esv

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

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i kings 17:1 esv

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

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john 8:58 esv

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am."

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YHWH-TSIDKENU

The Lord Our Righteousness jeremiah 23:5-6  ii corinthians 5:21 

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jeremiah 23:5-6 esv

"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’

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ii corinthians 5:21 esv

For our sake He made Him to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

YHWH-SHAMMAH

The Lord is There ezekiel 48:35  zechariah 2:10  psalm 34:18 

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ezekiel 48:35 esv

The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There."

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zechariah 2:10 esv

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD.

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psalm 34:18 esv

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

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YHWH-SHALOM

The Lord is Peace judges 6:22-24  hebrews 13:20 

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judges 6:22-24 esv

Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the LORD. And Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."

But the LORD said to him, "Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die." Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

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hebrews 13:20 esv

Now may the God of peace Who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

YHWH-SABAOTH

The Lord of Armies i samuel 17:45  Revelation 19:14 

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i samuel 17:45 esv

Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, Whom you have defied.

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Revelation 19:14 esv

And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following Him on white horses.

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YHWH-ROHI

The Lord is my Shepherd psalm 23:1  john 10:14 

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psalm 23:1 niv

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

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john 10:14 esv

I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me...

YHWH-RAPHA

The Lord Who Heals you exodus 15:26  i peter 2:24 

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exodus 15:26 niv

He said, "If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, Who heals you."

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i peter 2:24 esv

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.

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YHWH-NISSI

The Lord is my Banner exodus 17:15  isaiah 11:10  i peter 4:14-16 

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exodus 17:15 esv

And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner...

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isaiah 11:10 niv

In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to Him, and His resting place will be glorious.

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i peter 4:14-16 csb

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler. But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.

YHWH-MEKADDISHKEM

The Lord Who Sanctifies exodus 31:13  i thessalonians 5:23-24 

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exodus 31:13 nas

"But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD Who sanctifies you.

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i thessalonians 5:23-24 niv

May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One Who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

YHWH-JIREH

{Elohim-Jireh} The Lord Will Provide genesis 22:8, 14  ii chronicles 3:1 

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genesis 22:8, 14 niv

Abraham answered, "God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.

So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."

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ii chronicles 3:1 esv

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Adonai

The Lord, Our Lord psalm 8:1  habakkuk 3:19 

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psalm 8:1 esv

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

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habakkuk 3:19 csb

The LORD my Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights! For the choir director: on stringed instruments.

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El

The Strong One, akin to our modern generic term God numbers 23:22 

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numbers 23:22 esv

God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox.

Elohim

The Supreme Strong One, the royal "we" of the modern equivalent of God, denotes the God of gods genesis 1:1  deuteronomy 10:17 

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genesis 1:1 esv

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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deuteronomy 10:17 esv

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, Who is not partial and takes no bribe.

El Elohe Yisrael

God, the God of Israel psalm 68:8 

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psalm 68:8 esv

the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

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El Elyon

The God Most High genesis 14:18  psalm 78:35 

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genesis 14:18 esv

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)

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psalm 78:35 niv

They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

El Olam

The Eternal, Everlasting God genesis 21:33  psalm 90:2 

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genesis 21:33 niv

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

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psalm 90:2 esv

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

El Shaddai

God Almighty, God All Sufficient genesis 17:1 

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genesis 17:1 esv

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless,

El Roi

The God Who Sees me genesis 16:13 

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genesis 16:13 niv

She gave this name to the LORD Who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One Who sees me."

ImmanuEl

God with us isaiah 7:14  matthew 1:23 

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isaiah 7:14 esv

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

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matthew 1:23 esv

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).

The Holy Spirit

hebrews 10:15-16  john 14:26 

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hebrews 10:15-16 esv

And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put My laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,"

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john 14:26 esv

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

The Spirit of Christ

romans 8:9  philippians 1:19 

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romans 8:9 esv

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.

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philippians 1:19 esv

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

The Helper

john 14:16, 26 

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john 14:16, 26

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

The Spirit of Truth

john 14:17  i john 5:6 

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john 14:17 esv

even the Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

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i john 5:6 esv

This is He Who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the One Who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

Wonderful Counselor

isaiah 9:6  john 16:7 

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isaiah 9:6 esv

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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john 16:7 csb

Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.

Mighty God

isaiah 9:6  isaiah 10:21 

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isaiah 9:6 esv

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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isaiah 10:21 niv

A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.

Everlasting Father

isaiah 9:6  john 14:9 

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isaiah 9:6 esv

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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john 14:9 esv

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Prince of Peace

isaiah 9:6  ephesians 2:14 

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isaiah 9:6 esv

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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ephesians 2:14 esv

For He Himself is our peace, Who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility

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The Branch

zechariah 6:12 

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zechariah 6:12 nkjv

Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the LORD;

Abba

Father, Aramaic term for father, but is used as a childlike, intimate denotation, such as daddy mark 14:36  romans 8:15 

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mark 14:36 esv

And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Remove this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will."

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romans 8:15 esv

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by Whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"

Messiah/Christ

The Anointed One, The Chosen One john 4:25  psalm 2:2  isaiah 61:1 

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john 4:25 esv

The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When He comes, He will tell us all things."

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psalm 2:2 esv

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying...

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isaiah 61:1 esv

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound...

The Word

john 1:1  revelation 19:13 

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john 1:1 esv

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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revelation 19:13 esv

He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which He is called is The Word of God.

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The Way

john 14:6  acts 9:2, 22:4 

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john 14:6 esv

Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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acts 9:2, 22:4 nlt

He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.

And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.

The Truth

john 14:6  revelation 19:11 

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john 14:6 esv

Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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revelation 19:11 esv

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The One sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

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The Life

john 14:6  colossians 3:4  deuteronomy 30:20 

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john 14:6 esv

Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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colossians 3:4 esv

When Christ Who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

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deuteronomy 30:20 niv

...that you may love the LORD your God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to Him. For the LORD is your life, and He will give you many years in the land He swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The Lamb of God

john 1:29  revelation 13:8 

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john 1:29 esv

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world!

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revelation 13:8 esv

and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb Who was slain.

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The Lion of Judah

revelation 5:5 

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revelation 5:5 esv

And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that He can open the scroll and its seven seals."

The Righteous One

i john 2:1  acts 7:52 

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i john 2:1 niv

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

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acts 7:52 esv

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered...

Alpha Omega

Beginning and End revelation 22:13  romans 11:36 

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revelation 22:13 esv

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

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romans 11:36 esv

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.

King of kings, Lord of lords

i timothy 6:15  revelation 19:16 

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i timothy 6:15 esv

which He will display at the proper time—He Who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords...

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revelation 19:16 esv

On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

The One Who Was, Who Is, and Who Is To Come

Triune, All-in-All revelation 1:8  i corinthians 15:28  ephesians 4:6 

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revelation 1:8 esv

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty."

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i corinthians 15:28 esv

When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him Who put all things in subjection under Him, that God may be all in all.

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ephesians 4:6 esv

One God and Father of all, Who is over all and through all and in all.

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Jesus/Yeshua

YHWH Saves matthew 1:21  philippians 2:9-11 

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matthew 1:21 esv

She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."

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philippians 2:9-11 esv

Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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section 3

One last name we can look at is "the God of {your name}". When we live to glorify God, God is not ashamed to be known to others by being the God of…{Abraham, Daniel, Abel, etc.), for He reveals Himself through us to others and is pleased when our lives shine forth Who He is ii corinthians 4:6-7  hebrews 11:16 . Even as one day we He will give us a new name revelation 2:17  and we shall also bear His new name revelation 3:12 .

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ii corinthians 4:6-7 esv

For God, Who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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hebrews 11:16 esv

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared for them a city.

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revelation 2:17 esv

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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revelation 3:12 esv

The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from My God out of Heaven, and My own new name.